Media Releases

NSW cotton farmers move in on Kimberley rivers

22 September 2017

An agri-business proposal by Murray Darling cotton farmers in the Kimberley is a huge threat to one of Australia’ and the world’s last free flowing large rivers. The proposal is seen as the first step in the broader push for large-scale agriculture and growing crops like genetically modified cotton in the Fitzroy River catchment.

Call for transparency on conservation areas and pastoral leases

22 June 2017

Conservation group Environs Kimberley is calling on the Department of Lands to release information on new cattle grazing licence applications in the Kimberley.

The grazing licence applications cover hundreds of thousands of hectares of areas proposed for conservation and containing threatened plant and animal species. The applications are in the Dampierland Bioregion, which has less than 1% in conservation reserves.

Kimberley icons targeted for fracking

8 November 2016

Conservation group Environs Kimberley is calling for newly issued fracking leases in sensitive areas of the region to be withdrawn. One lease covers two national parks – Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek – and two conservation parks – Devonian Reef and Brooking Gorge. Another lease covers the Margaret River that flows into the Fitzroy.

Kimberley’s Horizontal Falls one step closer to protection

16 October 2015

The Horizontal Falls, described by Sir David Attenborough as “one of the greatest natural wonders of the world”, is another step closer to protection after a strong push by environment groups. The move will bolster the Kimberley’s reputation for world-class natural landscapes and drive economic activity through tourism and employment for Indigenous Rangers.